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You'll be more likely to comply with the law and understand what a good farm looks like. This will help prevent accidents and ill health on your farm. HSE Inspectors will also look...
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- Understanding Soil Fertility before Choosing Farmland. Soil fertility is the basis of organic production. The quality of your soil will largely determine the quality of your crops.
- Knowing the Climate Zone. Though there are ways to implement season extension techniques on your farm (i.e. hoophouses; greenhouses), the local climate of a region has a major impact on how your crops will grow and should be one thing to consider before choosing farmland.
- Considering the Locations of Potential Markets. Location, location, location. Committing to farming means committing to business. If you grow food, you’ll need to find ways to sell it and this will greatly depend on your local market.
- Having the Right Space To Farm. Jean-Martin Fortier’s teachings in his book The Market Gardener are based on intensive production of approximately two acres or less, which might be the optimal maximum for farming without a tractor.
- Consider Opportunities
- Up and Down Times
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That’s a typical reaction. “We have a tendency when economic downturns occur to get so focused on the downside that we ignore the opportunity side,” says Boehlje. Remember the financial and housing industry meltdown of 2008? Huge can’t-miss banks missed. This left stockholders – and eventually taxpayers – with a monetary mess. Investors panicked. T...
Ray Gaesserstarted his farming operation with wife Elaine in Iowa during the glory days of the late 1970s, just before the farm economy crashed in the 1980s. “In hard times, we learned a lot of things,” says the Corning, Iowa, farmer. “I learned that ag is cyclical, that there are ups and downs.” In up times, Gaesser says farmers need to think abou...
It’s scary to zig while everyone else zags. Done improperly, farm expansions can end up in bankruptcy court and cause family heartache. That’s why family members need to have a heart-to-heart talk about the farm’s goals before growing the farm. “We ask borrowers what the plan is for the farm five to 10 years into the future,” says Bill Johnson, pre...
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- Permaculture. Permaculture is a design system that applies principles that are found in nature to the development of human settlements, allowing humanity to live in harmony with the natural world.
- Biodynamic farming. Biodynamics incorporates ecological and holistic growing practices that are based upon the philosophy of “anthroposophy.” Farmers are encouraged to manage their farm as one living organism where cultivated species intertwine and support each other’s health.
- Hydroponics and aquaponics. These innovative farming techniques involve the growing of plants without soil, nourishing the plants through specialized nutrients that are added to water.
- Urban agriculture. The need to localize our food system requires that we grow food much closer to home, including in cities. Since most of the global population is predicted to live in cities in the future, there is a tremendous opportunity for urban agriculture to make a significant positive impact moving forward when it comes to how we produce our food around the world.
Aug 5, 2021 · If more farms adopt ‘agroecology’ – farming processes that work in synergy with the environment – it could spell huge benefits for our climate, nature and health. In fact, research demonstrates would enable farmers to feed the European population a healthy and sustainable diet, reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40%, restore ...
On Sustainable Gastronomy Day, we take a closer look at how to make agriculture more sustainable and what that would mean for the economy, the environment and human health.
Aug 26, 2021 · You'll be more likely to comply with the law and understand what a good farm looks like. This will help prevent accidents and ill health on your farm. HSE Inspectors will also look at the topics covered in this guide when they visit farms to check that risks are being controlled in these areas.
